
Meet the Director: Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
How does an expert on blood diseases become the head of a “diabetes institute”? That’s a question Griffin P. Rodgers,...
DiabetesHow does an expert on blood diseases become the head of a “diabetes institute”? That’s a question Griffin P. Rodgers,...
DiabetesAnthony S. Fauci, M.D., former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), served the American...
Infectious Diseases, Meet the DirectorRichard J. Hodes, M.D., an influential scientist in the field of immunology, has dedicated his career to the science...
Meet the DirectorBruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D., has been the Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) since...
Meet the DirectorNational Eye Institute (NEI) Director Michael F. Chiang, M.D., started his position during a strange time: In November 2020, protests...
Meet the DirectorNora Volkow, M.D., has been the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) since May 2003. NIDA supports...
Meet the DirectorAn NIH-funded study called Intervention Nurses Start Infants Growing on Healthy Trajectories (INSIGHT), has been shown to support healthy weight...
Child DevelopmentJon R. Lorsch, PhD, has been the director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) since August 2013. In...
Meet the DirectorThanks to new research, children with the rare childhood cancer rhabdomyosarcoma, or RMS, may be able to receive more targeted...
Cancer in ChildrenThe survival rate for children diagnosed with cancer has risen from just 10% in the 1950s to nearly 85% today. That's...
Cancer in ChildrenGestational diabetes is a disease that develops during pregnancy and affects how the body turns food into energy. In the...
PregnancyAndrea Edlow, M.D., is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. When COVID-19 hit, her lab began researching...
COVID-19In 1971, President Nixon signed the National Cancer Act as part of the War on Cancer. In honor of the act...
CancerPregnant people are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 compared with nonpregnant people. Andrea Edlow, M.D.,...
COVID-19The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is excited to work with the National Library of Medicine...
PregnancyChristina Annunziata, M.D., Ph.D., has dedicated most of her career to studying ovarian cancer with the aim of...
Ovarian CancerMany children and young athletes rival grown-ups with their skill and strength in the sports they play competitively. That makes...
Kids Sports InjuriesTo prevent sports injuries, kids need to get plenty of rest, play a variety of sports, and follow the rules...
Kids Sports InjuriesIn addition to researching joint and bone health in young athletes, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin...
Juvenile ArthritisOf the roughly 3 million people with epilepsy in the U.S., about 30% still have seizures despite being on medication. That...
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